Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport
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Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport فرودگاه بینالمللی شهید مدنی تبریز | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Iran | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Iran Airports Company Iranian Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Tabriz, East Azarbaijan | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Tabriz, Iran | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 4,459 ft / 1,359 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°08′02″N 46°14′06″E / 38.13389°N 46.23500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | tabriz | ||||||||||||||
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  TBZ Location of airport in Iran | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Iran Airports Company[1] | |||||||||||||||
Tabriz Shahid Madani International Airport (Persian: فرودگاه بینالمللی شهید مدنی تبریز) (IATA: TBZ, ICAO: OITT) is an airport that serves the Iranian city of Tabriz. It is the primary airport of this city in the East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. The runway of the airport is also used by Tactical Air Base 2 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 6 June 2018 the Tapandegan (Palpitaters in Persian), an Iranian hacker group, hacked the arrival and departure monitors at Tabriz International Airport, and defaced signboards in the evening, showing a protest message against “wasting Iranians’ resources" and expressing support for Iranian truckers who had been on strike across Iran for several weeks.[2][3]
See also
[edit]- Iran Civil Aviation Organization
- Transport in Iran
- List of airports in Iran
- List of the busiest airports in Iran
- List of airlines of Iran
References
[edit]- ^ "Traffic Figures". Retrieved 14 February 2018.
- ^ "Hackers briefly shut off airport monitors in Iran's Tabriz". seattletimes.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Hackers briefly shut off airport monitors in Iran's Tabriz". foxnews.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
External links
[edit]- (in Persian) Tabriz International Airport official website
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